Shipping-case and basket construction



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1,358,581. Patented Nov. 9,1920.

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SHIPPING CASE AND BASKET CONSTRUCTiON.

APPLlcATloN man MAR. 24, :92o

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WALTER F. SABEL, 0F EVANSVILLE, INDIANA, ASSIGNOR 0F ONE-HALF T0 HARRY J'. SABEL, OF EVANSVILLE, INDIANA.

SHIPPING-CASE AND BASKET CONSTRUCTION.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. 9, 1920.

Application filed March 24, 1920. Serial No. 368,349.

To all whom t may concern Be it known that I, WALTER F. SABEL, a citizen of the United States residing at Evansville, in the county of zVanderburgh and State of Indiana, have invented a new and useful Shipping-Case and Basket Construction, of which the following is a specifi cation.

This invention relates to the construction of containers, particularly shipping cases and baskets.

The objects of the invention are to provide a strong, durable and sanitary construction in containers of various types, one which will give good service under abuse and which may be readily manufactured. It is a further object to provide a container constructed almost wholly of wood but reinforced at the parts of greatest wear by metallic strips.

The preferred embodiment of the present invention comprises essentially end frames, side frames and a bottom frame united together. Each frame is preferably rectangular and has a webbing of interlaced strips of wood. The frames proper are protected. at the points subjected to greatest wear by tin plate or similar reinforcement. The corners of the container are reinforced within by vertical strips, while the outside of the corners are protected by triangular metallic corner plates. The construction is one of great strength as well as lightness and is specially useful when employed for making shipping cases for bakeries and laundries. The same container, however, may be used as a truck by attaching wheels to the bottom of the same. This construction is also useful in making bakers trays, delivery baskets for groceries, waste baskets and many other articles. Many similar baskets employ wire for reinforcing the wood, but in the present j construction no wire is used.

The invention will be best understood from a consideration ofthe following detailed description taken in connection with the accom anying drawing forming part of this speci cation, with the understanding, however, that the invention is not confined to any strict conformity with the showing in the drawing7 but may be changed and modilied so long as such changes and modificaj tions mark no material departure from the salient features of the invention as eX- pressed in the appended claims.

In the drawing Figure 1 is a perspective view of a basket, or shipping case, constructed in accordance with the invention.

Fig. 2 is a top plan view of the same, portions `of the reinforcing being broken away to show the wood work construction.

Fig. 3 is a bottom plan view with portions of the reinforcing broken away to show the frame beneath.

Fig. 4 is a fragmentary view in elevation of one of the ends, parts at the corners being broken away to show the construction more clearly.

Fig. 5 is a fragmentary view in vertical section looking towardone end of the container from the inside thereof.

Fig. 6 is a detail in perspective of one of the corner reinforcements.

The numeral 10 refers to the upper rails of the end frames, said rails having at their ends a mortise and tenon joint 11 with the vertical stiles 12 of the end frames. A lower rail 14 having a mortise and tenon joint 13 with the stiles completes the frame work of the ends. A webbing of veneer or wood strips interlaced with each other is secured upon the end frame. This webbing comprises straight vertical strips 16 and horizontal strips 15 woven in and out between the vertical strips, as clearly shown in Fig. 1. The ends of these horizontal strips 15 are united in any desirable way to the inside face of the stiles 12. The vertical strips are held to the frame by means of a lower strip 18 and the upper strip 17. Nails or any other desirable fastening means are used t0 secure the webbing upon its frame.

The ends of the basket, which have just been described are placed between the sides of the same so as to lie flush with the ends of the frame work of the sides. The sides comprise longitudinal lower rails 23 andV vrails 21 and 23 form a rectangular frame work, and secured to this frame work is a 'webexactly like the .webbing of the ends of the container. The webbing of the sides comprises horizontal woven strips 27 and j .of the end frame.

vertical straight orvunbe'nt strips' 26.V vThe ends of the horizontal strips 27 are interposed; between the corner sills 19 and the end frame sills 12, as seen .in Figsl and, 4. The vertical strips 26 are secured to the vframes of the container-sides horizontal strips 24 and 25. The upper strip 24 runs longitudinally` witlrthe rail 21, and. is`

4what has been said it is seen that-the ends and sides of .the `container may be built up completely and then assembled to form the container, the ends and sides being essentially separate units'. 4

The ybottom of theV container' as seenin F ig. 3 includes the rails 32 and 30, which are mortised and tenoned together as at 31 forming a rectangular frame, and a longitudinal railV 34. Rail 34 is intermediate the rails 32 and secured to the' short rails 30 by a mortise and tenon joint 31, similar to the jointsY previously mentionedl The longitudinalrail 34 prevents the'bottom of th'ecratelor basket from bulging outwardly with' a heavy load, and protects thesame from wear as well as rough handling. A webbing ,is secured to the bottom frame work and comprises straight cross strips 35, andwoven vor bent longitudinal strips' 36. The' cross strips 35 are secured upon the 'lQngitudinal rails 32 and interposed between thelsamean'd the longitudinal rails 23 of the side frame, work. The woven strips 36 are interposed between the-strips 18 and rails 14 andl` thesiderails 3Q of the bottom frame .work.

Uprights' 28, triangular in cross section, are secured to the inside of the basketk at thehcorn'ers thereof. These uprights'28 not only aidin holding the sides and endsftogether thus-contributing to the strength of the.A basket but keep the lmoisture and dirt awayfrom the corners and make thefbasket anymore sanitary one. Nails or similar elements29 will be driven' through'these up- 4rights M28 into engagement with the frame and webbing and will hold-the parts in proper position. Q

uThe rails' 21 and longitudinal strips 24 areinclosed on twosidesby a ymetallic reinforcing,VV which' may be of tin' plate, and

` which has'a1 crossV section similar to an inverted-U, ask seen in'Fig. 5. This'reinforcing protects the outside,inside andtops "of the upper rail 'of the sides" and ends of 65 the container. The lower rails 14 and 23 designed to protect and are secured at the corners of the container by corner pieces or irons 40 (see Fig. 6). These corner pieces may be made from tin plate or from any other forni of metal and comprise two arms 41 and 42, which may be or may not be equal in length, said arms being flat throughout and at right vangles to each other. These arms have triangular shaped overlapping portions 44 and 45 which are secured to each other by a rivet 46, or a sikmilar element. Perforations 43 may be formed in the corner irons 40 before they are secured to the container, or these perforations might be made as the nails, or other fastening means 47 are driven in place. The corner irons for the upper and lower corners are precisely the same except that the lower corner irons 402L may have their arms of a greater width than the arms of the upper corner irons 40 to correspond with the width of the L-shaped protectingI strips 38. Elements 48 are driven through the arms of the corner irons and through theprotecting strips 37 and 38, as the case may be, the rails receiving such elements. The reinforcing strips are thus heldsecurely to the frame work of theV sides and ends of the container, while the corners of the container are doubly reinforced. Since the corners are the partsof the container subject to the greatest wear `the necessityfor this construction will be appreciated.

The above described construction maybe modified by fastening a lidV 'to one edge thereof with hinges, and byV providing a padlock, or thev like for such a lid. Handles might. also be provided on the ends of the container Vso that it may be more easily moved about. The container is very strong and yet is light and sanitary. The metallic reinforcements protect the wood where itA would be likely to wear away whileat the sameV time not adding materially to the weight of the container. The manufacture of such a container is attended with no difficulties and it requires no special skill to repair the container or replace worn parts. y What is claimed is:

' l. Ina container the combination of sides, ends and a bottom each comprising a frame and webbing secured upon the frame, said webbing including straight strips and bent strips woven at righ-t angles to the straight strips,.the ends of. the bent strips ofv the sides' of the-container being interposed between the side and endframes, other strips secured to and running with the frames and holding the straight strips of the webbing to the frames, and uprights secured to the inside of the container at the corners thereof and united to the frames and webbing.

2. In a container having sides, ends and a bottom each having a rectangular frame, said ends being received between the sides and the bottom being wholly below the ends and sides, the combination therewith of a metallic reinforcing secured to the upper edges of the container, said reinforcing being of inverted Ueshape and protecting the inside and outside of the top frame members as well as the top thereof, a second metallic L-shaped reinforcing for the bottom frame members and protecting the bottom and outside of the same, and corner angle pieces each protecting a corner of the container on three faces of the container and serving to hold the said reinforcing in place.

3. In a container having sides, ends and a bottom, means for reinforcing and protecting the upper and lower edges of the container and means Jfor protecting the corners of the container, said latter means also holding the reinforcing means in place, the corner protecting means comprising an angular piece having arms at right angles, over lapped triangular strips each integral with one of the arms and bent at right angles to that arm, and means for uniting the overlapping strips.

4;. A container comprising two end frames, two side frames and a bottom frame, each constituting separate units, the end frames each comprising upper and lower rails with vertical stiles mortised and tenoned together and having a webbing of interlaced vertical and horizontal wood strips secured thereto, the ends of the horizontal strips being secured to the vertical stiles, and the ends of the vertical strips being secured by upper and lower horizontal strips to the upper and lower rails, the side frames comprising corner sills and top and bottom rails mortised and tenoned together and having a webbing of interlaced vertical and horizontal wood strips secured thereto, the ends of the horizontal strips of the side frames being interposed between the corner sills and the end frame stiles while the vertical strips of the side frames are secured to the top and bottom rails by upper and lower horizontal strips, and the bottom frame including side and end rails mortised and tenoned together and having cross strips and longitudinal strips interlaced together.

In testimon that I claim the foregoing as my own, have hereto aiiixed my signature.

WALTER F. SABEL. 

